Sou the classic form of teaching a father to his son this text is, in reality, a satire on trades other than the scribe, and an apology for this profession. He presents a real caricature of the difficulties encountered by manual workers in ancient Egypt, difficulties presented with humor and sensitivity; in contrast, the importance and richness of the scribe are magnified.
Khety, who takes his son to the School of Books, to study there is a man of small birth. The text is written in a sometimes popular language, interspersed with usual proverbs; it allows to know the rules of good manners and the common sense of the little people. This text, which probably dates from the end of the Old Kingdom (around 2100 BC) is known, above all, by multiple copies dating from the 1300th dynasty (around 1200-XNUMX); one understands, by reading it, the success which it could have in the schools of scribes of all times.
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History of Ancient Egypt (Historical Biographies)
Release Date | 2014-04-01T00:00:00.000Z |
Language | Français |
Number Of Pages | 593 |
Publication Date | 2014-04-01T00:00:00.000Z |
Format | Kindle Ebook |